The audience enthusiastically followed Smokey’s lead.Īfter the medley, guitarist Marv Tarplin came on stage to accompany the group on their closing number, a unique rendition of The Beatles’, “Yesterday.” After their performance, Ed called Smokey over to congratulate The Miracles and ask them about their Detroit roots. “We’re gonna have sing-a-long time on the Ed Sullivan Show!” Smokey sang. The group, dressed in snazzy maroon suits, pink shirts, matching maroon bow ties and patent leather shoes, sang a medley featuring “I Second That Emotion,” “If You Can Want” and “Going to a Go-Go.” Towards the end of the medley, Smokey encouraged the audience to clap their hands and participate and they did as Ed smiled from the wings. He quoted Bob Dylan who had called Smokey Robinson, “today’s greatest living American poet.” Sullivan also noted that The Beatles, Sonny and Cher and The Rolling Stones had all recorded songs written by Smokey Robinson. Show,” headlined Motown’s Motor Town Revue, influenced the Beatles and also performed for the Queen of England.īut it wasn’t until March 31st 1968 that Smokey Robinson and The Miracles made their debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.Įd introduced the group in stellar fashion. The group appeared on numerous television programs, sang in the concert film, “The T.A.M.I. Throughout the 1960s, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles were a national sensation. The Miracles had their first hit in 1960 with the classic, “Shop Around.” The single was also Motown’s first Number One record on the R&B charts and paved the way for both the group’s as well as the record company’s success. He composed many hits for The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops and other Motown artists. In addition to being the lead singer of The Miracles, Smokey Robinson was also a songwriter, producer and talent scout for Motown.
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